SPIS (Solar-powered-Irrigation)
Recording // Global Summit Dialogue: Scaling a clean energy food transformation
This Summit Dialogue took place on April 20, 2021, with panelists Power For All, GACSA, Malabo Montpellier Panel, and Rockefeller Foundation.…
SPIS Toolbox App // Solar Powered Irrigation System (SPIS) Toolbox App launched
Powering Agriculture (PA) as well as the successor project Water and Energy for Food (WE4F) launched the new SPIS App based on the Toolbox which…
Video // Solar-powered Irrigation Pumps Hold Promise to Boost Productivity for Poor Indian Farmers
By IFPRI. Solar panels provide a cleaner, cheaper energy source for pumping groundwater than traditional diesel-based pumps, but implementing them…
Research Article // Multidimensional Role of Agrovoltaics in Era of EU Green Deal: Current Status and Analysis of Water–Energy–Food–Land Dependencies
By Aikaterini Roxani and colleagues. The emerging technology of agrovoltaics offers a balanced solution for both agricultural and renewable energy…
News // Empowering female farmers through improved access to water technologies
By Manohara Khadka, Country Representative – Nepal, IWMI. Solar irrigation technology has the potential to empower more than 12 million women farmers…
Etude SPIS // Impact des systèmes d'irrigation par pompage solaire en Tunisie
Cette étude de cas analyse l'impact des systèmes d'irrigation à énergie solaire (SPIS) sur l'utilisation des eaux souterraines ainsi que son impact…
Vacancy // Water-Energy-Food Nexus Specialist at FAO in Barbados
The Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations is searching for a Water-Energy-Food Nexus Specialist at the Sub-regional Office for the…
Getting Credit for Solar // Partnering up to launch finance for smallholder irrigation
By Samwel Tobiko of Juhudi Kilimo, and Genia Sokolova. In Kenya, 80 percent of the population derive their livelihoods from agriculture, yet the…
Toolbox // Global Water Partnership Toolbox
The Global Water Partnership Toolbox is a free and open database with a library of background papers, policy briefs, technical briefs, perspective…
Research Article // Integrating fourth industrial revolution (4IR) technologies into the water, energy & food nexus for sustainable security: A bibliometric analysis
By Love O. David and colleagues. This study conducted a comprehensive literature review on the relationship between 4IR and WEF nexus, examining the…
Nexus Blog // Sécurité alimentaire et autonomisation des femmes grâce à l'irrigation solaire au Niger
À trente kilomètres de la capitale du Niger, dans la région de Kollo récemment marquée par le terrorisme, un groupe de 200 femmes bénéficiera bientôt…
SPIS // Solar-powered Irrigation Can Boost Rural Development, But Also Poses Risks
By Avinash Kishore. Irrigation is one of the most effective means for boosting agricultural production, but powering the withdrawal of groundwater…
Nexus News // Groundbreaking but not a Universal Solution: Renewable Energy in Irrigation.
By Claudia Ringler and Zain Muhammad Akbar. Solar pumps instead of fossil fuels improve access to irrigation in remote rural areas. But they are also…
SPIS Study // Impact of Solar Pumping Irrigation Systems in Tunisia
This case study analyzes the impact of solar-powered irrigation systems (SPIS)on the groundwater use as well as its impact on a socio-economic level…
Publication // Solar for all: A framework to deliver inclusive and environmentally sustainable solar irrigation for smallholder agriculture
By Nicole Lefore, Alvar Closas and Petra Schmitter. This research paper presents a framework to inform sustainable and inclusive solar irrigation in…